Honestly people, chill out about the TSA already. :P Exactly. For those who know how to travel security is a breeze. It is the people who claim they "had no idea" they couldn't bring liquids, etc on a plane (how many years has this been around for) that are holding up the process. All that hype abo...

Oh Transport. You pay $100 for your medical, the doc signs your book, and somehow Transport needs to charge a fee for doing something. Not so sure what it is..... My other favorite part is how every invoice I get from them has "Final Notice" stamped on it, even though I never received the initial no...

They all have "pilot" under their employment pages right now, that is a much better sign than 5 months ago.

Looking to see what others have to say/have done in their careers in terms of switching carriers. You have a job with a 703/704 carrier, when is it time to move on and jump over to a smaller 705 carrier to start logging time there? Do you hang around until you have the pic hours to do your A's, then...

Explains the flow control

Another bit of math to try for fun. Imagine we all have electric or Hydrogen powered cars/trucks. Now we need to charge them or produce the Hydrogen somehow. Problem - Compute the change in Canada's electricity generating infrastructure required to replace every litre of oil used by Canada with eit...

shh. My hope is the journalist doesn't catch on to that.

For the sake of argument against an article I just read stating how bad aviation is for the environment and how it keeps getting worse I have been crunching some numbers. Numbers to be used: ERJ190. Range of 4260km, Max fuel of 28 600lbs, 94 pass. With all those being known. The ERJ's fuel burn woul...

It is complete nonsense to go on about this whole language thing any further. We all know in 20 years french and english will be the minority of mother tongue languages in this country, Almost every aircraft now has in-flight entertainment screens on seat backs. All though my new touchscreen phone h...

Something wrong with the ILS to 250'? I didn't think RNP limits would be that low. As for always seeing AC/Jazz cancelled and WJ getting in, I'm calling BS, why do people exaggerate to make a point. While you're visiting your family are you standing there at the airport watching the screen, are you...

It all makes sense in bold...

Out of Kelowna I always suggest Westjet. Family is there and I am always seeing Canceled, delayed across Jazz there during bad weather days. Westjet always seems to get in (RNP approaches I assume?)

Recency Requirements as per CARs (b) within the six months preceding the flight, acquired six hours of instrument time and completed six instrument approaches to the minima specified in the Canada Air Pilot in an aircraft, in actual or simulated instrument meteorological conditions, or in a Level B...

I had to look.... POH152.. Range at 75% power (which was most likely being used) is 350nm (leaned mixture etc).

Line distance between the two is 308nm. That line takes you over the upper portion of Lake Superior. If this pilot was following rules, he/she would have had to go around (Add more miles).

Let me dig out my grade 9 social studies text... I think that is when we first learn of supply vs demand.

Serves me right for writing the post, then leaving the window open for hours without posting!!!

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Stocks anyone????

Until the headwinds hit your takeoff speed and you can lift off on the spot, you are good.

Thanks for all the info you two.

I had no intention of "sneaking around" but I was playing with the idea of an instructor rating. I had received two very different explanations from two sources and just wanted to clarify it.